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London. Picadilly. Socialist agitation. February 8, 1886. En
Great Britain. London. Socialist agitation. Protesters encouraged to theft and looting in shops Picadilly during the meeting of the Socialist leader Burns in Trafalgar Square. February 8, 1886

LABOR STRIKE, 1912. Labor leader Elizabeth Gurley Flynn addressing striking textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in 1912. Oil over a photograph

WOMENs SUFFRAGE CARTOON. Make Way! : American cartoon comment by Laura Foster, 1912, on the progress of the womens suffrage movement

PANAMA CANAL CARTOON, 1912. Uncle Sams Canal. An Irish cartoon of 1912 on British protests against free tolls for American ships passing through the Panama Canal

LAWRENCE STRIKE, 1912. Children of striking textile workers wait at the train station at Lawrence, Massachusetts, Jan.-March 1912

Destruction of the tea in Boston Harbor, 16 December 1773. Wood engraving, 19th century
BOSTON TEA PARTY, 1773. Destruction of the tea in Boston Harbor, 16 December 1773. Wood engraving, 19th century

Pulling down the statue of George III in New York after the reading of the Declaration of Independence in 1776
GEORGE III STATUE, 1776. Pulling down the statue of George III in New York after the reading of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Wood engraving, 19th century

The Bostonians Paying the Excise Man, or Tarring & Feathering. American edition of an English mezzotint satire, 1774
TARRING & FEATHERING, 1773. The Bostonians Paying the Excise Man, or Tarring & Feathering. American edition of an English mezzotint satire, 1774, on the treatment given to John Malcom

Protesters in New York pull down the statue of King George III after reading the Declaration of Independence
GEORGE III STATUE, 1776. Protesters in New York pull down the statue of King George III after reading the Declaration of Independence, 9th July 1776. Wood engraving, American, c1850

BLACK PANTHERS, 1967. Armed Black Panthers on the steps of the California state capitol, protesting a bill banning the carrying of loaded firearms, 2 May 1967

STAMP ACT FIGHT, 1766. A fracas between New Yorkers and British soldiers in 1766. The Americans had restored a Liberty Pole cut down by the redcoats. Wood engraving after Felix O.C. Darley (1821-188)

BOSTON: STAMP ACT, 1765. Sons of Liberty marching with an effigy of a stamp master to protest the Stamp Act in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1765. Wood engraving, 19th century

BOSTON TEA PARTY, 1773. The Boston Tea Party, 16 December 1773. Wood engraving, 19th century

SUFFRAGE PARADE, 1913. Writer, socialite, and R. M. S. Titanic survivor Helen Churchill Hungerford Candee on horseback
SUFFRAGE PARADE, 1913. Writer, socialite, and R.M.S. Titanic survivor Helen Churchill Hungerford Candee on horseback at the head of the womens suffrage parade at Washington, D.C. 3 March 1913

TARRING & FEATHERING, 1774. A New Method of Macarony Making, as Practiced at Boston. American edition of an English mezzotint satire, 1774, on the treatment given to John Malcom

LONDON: SUFFRAGETTES, 1909. Advertising the new issue of the suffragette weekly Votes for Women by omnibus through the streets of London in 1909

Russian political prisoners sent to Siberia, 1880s
Russian prisoners marched on a muddy road to exile in Siberia, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Anti-nuclear power demonstration, Cornwall
Anti-nuclear power protest in Cornwall, with one protester wearing a gas mask and white protective suit. Date: 1970s

Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). Patriotic demonstration in S
Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). Patriotic demonstration in front of the Winter Palace. Saint Petersburg. Russia. Engraving. Colored

PARTITION OF IRELAND, 1949. Protesters decrying the ongoing partition of Ireland await the arrival of British politicians Ernest Bevin and Stafford Cripps at the Hudson River pier. Photograph, 1949

CIVIL RIGHTS PROTEST, 1963. African American protesters kneel on the sidewalk outside of City Hall in Birmingham, Alabama, to protest racial segregation. Photograph, 1963

ANTI-WAR PROTEST, 1971. Anti-war protesters marching to the Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C. Photograph by Warren K. Leffler, 4 May 1971

MARCH ON PENTAGON, 1967. A crowd of anti-war protesters in Washington, D.C. as part of the March on the Pentagon. Photograph by Warren K. Leffler, 21 October 1967

SUFFRAGETTE, c1917. American suffragette Kate Heffelfinger upon her release from the Occoquan Workhouse in Washington D.C. after being jailed for protesting. Photograph, c1917

CIVIL RIGHTS PROTEST, 1965. Protesters from the Congress of Racial Equality and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee chained to a courthouse in New York City in protest of the civil rights

CHICAGO: PROTEST, 1941. A picket line protesting low wages for African Americans, outside of Mid-City Realty Company on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. Photograph by John Vachon, July 1941

VIETNAM WAR PROTEST, 1967. A demonstration in support of the Vietnam War. Photograph by Matthew Black, 1967

VIETNAM WAR PROTEST, 1968. An anti-Vietnam War protest in front of the White House, with signs in support of singer Eartha Kitt. Photograph by Warren Leffler, 1968

WELFARE PROTEST, 1971. Members of the National Welfare Rights Organization protesting President Nixons proposed Family Assistance Plan. Photograph by Marion Trikosko, 8 September 1971

IRANIAN HOSTAGE CRISIS, 1980. Middle Eastern students marching at a demonstration in Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C. at the time of the Iranian hostage crisis, 8 August 1980

IRANIAN HOSTAGE CRISIS, 1980. Iranian men bowing in prayer at a demonstration in Washington, D.C. in support of Ayatollah Khomeini, at the time of the Iranian hostage crisis, 7 August 1980

IRANIAN HOSTAGE CRISIS, 1979. Anti-Iranian protest in Washington, D. C. 9 November 1979
IRANIAN HOSTAGE CRISIS, 1979. Anti-Iranian protest in Washington, D.C. 9 November 1979, five days after Iranian militants seized hostages at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. Photographed by Marion S

STRIKING GARMENT WORKERS. Group of American garment workers on strike. Photograph, early 20th century

NIXON PROTEST, 1973. Protesters carrying an Impeach Nixon sign near the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Photograph, 1973

MEXICAN LABOR STRIKE, 1933. Mexican workers on strike in California. Their sign reads: Disarm the Rich Farmer or Arm the Worker for Self-Defense. Photograph, 1933

UNION PROTEST, 1939. Members of the National Maritime Union picketing the U.S. Commerce Department Building in Washington, D.C

Illustration of people protesting, including man in wheelchair and woman using megaphone

MINER STRIKE, 1939. Striking copper miners waiting for scabs to come out of the mines in Ducktown, Tennessee. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, September 1939

MINER STRIKE, 1939. Striking copper miners picket a company store in Ducktown, Tennessee. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, September 1939

GEORGIA: PICKETERS, 1941. Striking garment workers in a picket line outside a textile mill in Greensboro, Greene County, Georgia. Photograph by Jack Delano, May 1941

C. I. O. PICKETERS, 1941. Congress of Industrial Workers (CIO) picketers jeering
C.I.O. PICKETERS, 1941. Congress of Industrial Workers (CIO) picketers jeering at workers entering a mill in Greensboro, Greene County, Georgia. Photograph by Jack Delano, May 1941

POLICE AND PROTESTERS, 1936. A police officer and protesters at a political gathering in San Francisco, California, August 1936. Photographed by Dorothea Lange

SACCO & VANZETTI, 1927. Riot police guards breaking up a picket line outside of the courthouse in Dedham, Massachusetts, during the trial of Italian anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti

ENGLAND: 1926 STRIKE. A food convoy moves through the streets of London during the general strike of May 3-12, 1926

RUSSIA: REVOLUTION OF 1905. Cossacks riding down unarmed factory workers who had marched to the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg to petition the Czar, 22 January 1905. Contemporary illustration

JACOB COXEY, 1894. Coxey (right) with his followers Columbus Jones (left) and Carl Browne leaving the Washington, D.C. district jail on 10 June 1894 after serving twenty days for trespassing

MOHANDAS GANDHI (1869-1948). Indian nationalist and spiritual leader. Gandhi with his secretary Mahadev Desai in a bungalow in Madras, India, in 1921. Contemporary drawing

PULLMAN STRIKE, 1894. The end of the Pullman Company strike. The first meat train leaving the Chicago stockyards with a U.S. Cavalry escort on July 10, 1894

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Throughout history, protesters have taken a stand against injustice, fighting for their rights and beliefs. In 1936, unemployed coal miners gathered in Jarrow, England to demonstrate their plight and demand better working conditions. Their unified voices echoed through the streets as they sought justice. In the 1700s, Carolina colonists refused to pay taxes imposed upon them, standing up against unfair policies. Their defiance showcased their determination to protect their freedoms and resist oppressive measures. During World War I, American suffragists like playwright Mercedes de Acosta and her sister bravely protested for women's right to vote. They understood that gender should not hinder one's ability to participate in democracy and fought tirelessly for equality. Centuries earlier, Lady Godiva emerged as an iconic protester in the 11th century. As an Anglo-Saxon gentlewoman and patron of the arts, she fearlessly rode nude on a horse through Coventry to protest excessive taxation imposed by her husband Leofric. Her bold act symbolized resistance against unjust practices. In Monroe, North Carolina in August 1961, integration protests erupted as individuals demanded equal rights for all races. The photograph captured during this tumultuous time serves as a reminder of the ongoing struggle for racial equality. The New York City Draft Riots of 1863 saw mobs wreak havoc on First Avenue while sacking Brooks Brothers clothing store. This violent uprising reflected deep-seated frustrations with conscription during the Civil War. The Haymarket Square mass meeting held in Chicago on May 4th, 1886 was marked by both English and German handbills calling people together. This gathering became infamous due to its tragic turn when violence broke out between police officers and protesters advocating for workers' rights. Religious tensions flared up during Belfast riots in Ulster back in August 1872 when Orangemen attacked a Catholic procession. These clashes highlighted sectarian divisions within society that persisted throughout history.